Receptacle



Nov. 22, 1932. l M. SCHWARZE-r AL RECEPTACLE Filed Oct. 25,' 1929 Paf'effed' Nov-22,1932. a i 1,888,699

UNITED STATES APA'rimr ,QF-FIC-s 'MICHAEL ScI'IwAnz AND FRED J.' oonraoor ST'. LOUIS; MISSOURI, ASSIGNORS To YCR'UNIDENTMAIvrIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, on ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A COB.; PonATIoN or MISSOURI i Y i BEOEPTACLE Appiiation inea october l25, 1929.' .se'riai No. 402,436.7`

This inventionrelates to .receptacles and I The .cover fastener compriSeSa latch bar,

vmore .particularly to'cover fasteners for garpreferably lin the Aform of a metal strapg', bagezreceptacles. It has for its .principalobthat extends radially of the cover 5 from the f ject ,tov devise a Simple and efficient cover outer edge thereof to a point located adjacent c .5` fastener which Serves as a'handle for placing V-to thecenter thereof and iS bowedor curved 55 '15 Symbds referhto like: parts AWherever 'they hook 8 offthe latch barz'Z isalso provided at "65 252th@ @over fastener .Shown in unlocked posibeneath the bead Q, of thereceptacle .1` whenf the' cover ony and removing itfroin' the recep- )upwardly intermediate itSen'dSjtoform a tacle.V Other objects are ease of operation,` handle for Said cover.' Thelouter endportOn economy and compactnessof'design and fewof the latch bar 7 rests on the ltop of the cover ness ofrparts. The invention consists in the -5 andterminates 'in a doubled-under,hookVV f 10 cover fastener and in the construction, com- APIOHV 8 which extends downwardly. over "60 binations and arrangements of parte herethe rim 6 OfSad Cover and thence inwardly i 'inafter described and'claimed. i through a slotg9 in said riminj position to ,Tfn` accompanying drawing forms 4Sllde bellealh tllletd210thth@IeCepllCl'l. ypart ofthis Specification and wherein like The lllwl'dly' eiitending' portion of the occur,` f l Y Y itS end with oppositely rojecting lugs 10 l 1 is a :plan View of a; receptacle Covor @iXi/Gnd. bByOIldf'fthe"illldsl 0f SlOl'1 9 providedwithl a fastener embodying our inand thus pfeveltldhokfrom being disvention, the fastener being Shown in locking engaged' f'Om Sald S101?.` AS SohOwn 1ny the' Position.V :y Y i drawing, a metal.: stiap' 11i s prse'cured to the`70 Fig.v 2 is a vertical Section through the mnerfdepf the depending rim 6 of theccover receptacle and cover therefor. the Section be'- 5 dt 2J -POlIlt I OCated 'dnetrically opposite in'gifgken on thelline 2-2 invFg 17 Y l the slot 9,'which-iece1ves the hook 8.of the Fig, 3 is la' View Similar ft@ Fig, 2, with latchbar 7 and `iS adapted to be positioned tion,l -i i f said 'coverisinitially placedfthereon'. fl v Fig; llis afragmentary Side elevation ofthe The dOWIlwamdlyA extendinginner end .of o receptacle adjacent to .theou'ter 4end of the thlflth bar .71S plVOtHy. Connectedfwlth fastener; y y y v oneendof a link 12Z whoseother endv is iv- 4Fig 5 isla, verticali-Sedi@ on 'the m1197545 otally ,connected ,with the upwardly o seti` inrFig' 1, Y i Y i Outerend portion of ananchor plate' that 6 is a.` vertical ASeoton through h aSltS lllIlQI end pOIlElOIYIflVf-td Ol` OthelWlSe @over on the linie 6 6 in Fig 3; and, y rigidly secured iatwise to the'bottoin of a re Fig 7 is @View Similar' 1-,0 Fig, 3 Showing A cess'le provided therefor in ,the Vtop ofthe i 35 a, arrangement for Connecting the CO'VVBI lnllel' end` Ofilthedabch innerend of the latch bar to the cover. v r PWOtauY Conncted'to 'the bidi-125 Preferably Referring to the accompanying drawing, by' 100191115' Sald end' Of' Sald' bar -or Vstrap our invention is Shown in connection with a through @IllOIlgaf/ed Slotin thead) acent end metallic receptacle lhaving an outstanding 0f Sald llnk and the upwardly 'O'Q 'Outl rim portion in the form of a circumferential @11d POIUOU Of the'dllflhql plate 1 S Secured'l bead Zat theupper edgeof its Side Wall; The t0 the other end 0f Sald link in a Similar manreceptacle or containerli's also-provided withl 11B1`\. i v f i r1 'A :wwf the usualbail or handle 3 whose opposite endg y It I Snoted that inthe open'positionof the f arepivotally connectedtoears or lugs l'that fastener, the lllgS 10V Onthe' hOOk-S at the are Secured to thereceptacle at diametrically 'outer elld of the latch bar 7 will 'abutIl ,g'iiri'stxl opposite points; 'lheopeningV at the upper the T1111' 6` 0f the @over before the linkl V12, end of the rece tacle 1 is closed by means of Teaches an .Upflght i posltlpn thereby prea metal-cover Shaving-a dependingcircum- Ventingv Said hnk'from swinging outwardly n ferential flange or rim 6 adapted to fit over aHd downwardly whl' Salddftchi lQMLlS 'I l 50. the beaded upperedge 2' of Said receptacle. r forced downwardly and thus Shdllg Sald bdfv loof, r

tener. It is also noted that the length of the kdepending rim flange providedv onone side oi latch bar 7 is such that during its movement sai cover with a portion adapted to fit be- Y f to locking position the hook 8 thereof binds neath the rim portion of said receptacle and on the edge of the cover before the inner on the opposite side of `said cover vwith au 76 end ofsaid'latch bar reachesvthe horizontal opening anda 'cover fastenercompr'ising a plane" in which the' axis of the pivotal conlatch bar mountedon said cover and having nection between the link. l2 and anchor plate a hooked outer end portion extending over the i l 13 isllocated, whereby pressure Vsuicient to edge of said corner. and throughtheopening end ofsaid'latch bar below said plane'with tion of the receptacle, `ananchorplate seth'eresult that upward swinging movement .'curedto the top'of" saidcover adjacent to of the inner end of the latch bar is'resistedl the innerend'of said latch bar, and a link and `accidental unlocking of the fastener is connecting the inner .end'of `said latch bar to v prevented. l v K `said anchor plate, and adapted to Ashift the o a, llathe. modiii'cation 'sh'ownin Fig. y7, the latch bar longitudinallyito'movethe:hooked o g inner end Iof the latchba'r is connected :to the outer endzthereofibeneath orfclear'of the 'rim u cover by means of a hinge 15, one leafzof the 'portion' of said' receptacle, said hook portionv Y@hinge being secured flatwi'selto 'thetop ofthe 'of said latch barbeing'adapted to bindfagainst Y v `201c'over,' and the other leaf 'vbeing'pivotally sethe rini ofsaidj'cover beforethe.innerendofE s cured at its free end' to the'd ependinginnerv the latch bar'reachesthelevelfof the pivotal; Y endporltion of thelatchbar. A, l yconnection between the link andanc'horplate, e v :With the arrangement described, the cover whereby pressure sucient to *springfthe ,M 55'fter'being placed onthereceptacle'l with parts'is necessary to swing Vthe -latchbarto 25 "the strap l1v onone sidethereof located belocking position and' the"accidentaljunlockeso .v neath the bead 2 of s aid'recepta'cle, is locked -ing of the fastener is prevented',v -f

' to'thle receptacle by. pressing the upwardlyV 3. A receptacle having an outstanding rim 'bOWeCl handle 'POI-On fof the' latchbar 7 portion, ascover lforsaidreceptaclefhaving'a M downwardly. I This action causes thelmk 12 'dpending rim anggprvjded 011'01'1'e1Side.,ofM 30 'tOSWng inwardly anddownwerdly UPoIlrthe said cover witha portion .adapted toj-itfbe-ei anchor plate 13 and thus fShl'fOl" Sllde the neath therim portionof said receptacleand latch bar inwardly andcause the hooked on theV `oppositesidev ofsaid coverjwitl an outer end S'thereof to slidelbeneaththe bead Opening and 'ai @over faSteneVr-Ompfjging a.

"2 of thev receptacle andflockthe cover thereIllatch bar mounted Von said'cover and having-a 35 The fastening'device is -rel'e'asedubyr allfuphooked outer end portion extending over-fthe'ilOO Werdpu'll en elle 1 Il11e1. end'fpol'llol 0f, the edge of said cover and through the'openig in latehbl 7 Whleoh les Slld Quill/@Folly fby the Vvthe rim flange thereof'belowthefriinfportion upwardly and outwardly SW'llglng movementv 4of the receptacle, and ailinkpivot'ally connectofthe SuPPotlIlg llnk 11 therefor fer enough JedV at one end'to'saidc'overand pivotallycon-g ,hook 8.01%? eflhebefld 2 011th@1fe e1 t2w1eY latch bar and adaptedV to shift thelatcha-bm oovlouelya'llhe helelnbefoe 'desellbefl a1- longitudinally t'or'movel the hooked'outerend Sen'gement@doute@f consldoralle"modlea- "thereof-beneath.orclearfof-the rimfportionof 5131011; 'and :We'dO IIO'WlSllfO be llmlted 1b0 JChe said receptacle, said hook portionbeinfgpo-l Sellbedl" v- .i v Y A v against'the inside face ofthe rim of saidcover f 'fWhat' We olalms f l 'in the open position of said fastenerxto'pre- Tf1'- ;Aleeepflele hwlng f1.1 outeteldlng flm -vent outward anddownward swingingmove-r .7. iPort/lona and. 91 CoVeF'foI Sad 1 eeeP'taole hW" ment loiisaid link, said'hook portionY ofsaidw .50 me @depending Hm flange provlded Wlth atentar-being adapted to-bindfagainstaree-11F 21D openmgiand a @over fastele1-eomp1'le1ng a rim of said k"cover before the inner end of the Y I Slllglellatell balvI'IlOllnted O11 Sld COVeI' with latchbarv reaches thelevel ofthe p'ivotal'fconl its Outerend-proietlnethrough thevepemng nection Ybetweenthelink. and'rsaidcover A ;mi U1 the T1111 flange thereof beneath the I'lm pol"- whereby'pressuresuflicient tofspring the parts ,p

i, 55. tion ofsaid receptacle, said latchv bar having f 1S `necessary .to Swingthe latch bal-it@ looking 120 l o doWIWa/dlybent me'f'end Portion, and e [position yandA the accidentalunlocking of the l link 'pivotally connected at one endtothe :fStn-Skpreventdi 'f y f Y e 'dQWnWaTdly betltilnne' endpoftlonof Said 4.' A'receptacl'e h'a'vingpanioutstandingrim s, Y,

:.4 :latchbar and tosaid cover" at a point located potomaoover for VSaidreceptacle,a'latch bar.;

a direction which would unlock the asportion, a cover for said receptacle having al Y Y spring'the parts is necessary. to swing said in the rim flange thereof'below the rim poi- 75 .Y

271,0 'toinove the inwardly eXeIldlg 'enel 0f the -nected at its free end vto the inner endof saidflo *'45- peeseerfaleemn?einem Sheri? 'and' devidedffwah a prjeetfonfadapted@aanneemt Y -760 elldSiCf Said latffl1`-rm0unted n Said @over and? a,y 125 Y* `lbar and flRP'ed-by its Swinging' movement; wardly and inwardlybeiit outer. end lportion* to-*shift said latch bar longitudinally to move 'extendingfover the edge of said coverand Y ".theonter endrthereof underneath or clear of below the rim' ortion of said receptaclegsaid 1. l thefr1m'port1on'of said receptacle. f latch' bar having.. a downwardly bentginnen@ Y 65'v i lA receptacle having anv outstanding I'rim end portion, and a link pivotally connectedaf Y one end to said cover and pivotally connected at its other end to the downwardly bent inner end portion of said latch bar, whereby the swinging movement of said link causes said latch bar to be shifted longitudinally to move the inwardly bent outer end portion thereof underneath or clear of the rim portion of said receptacle, said downwardly bent outer end portion of said latch bar being adapted to bind against the rim of said cover before the inner end of the latch bar reaches the level of the pivotal connection'between l said link and said pivot, whereby pressure sufficient to spring the parts is necessary to y swing the latch bar to lockingposition.

Signed at St. Louis, Missouri, this 23 day of October, 1929. A

MICHAEL SCHWARZ. FRED J. GOETZ. 

